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Yes indeed--a tom cat's hormones really take over his personality if he isn't neutered. If you neuter him, he's free to stay the "person" he always has been.
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What Breed is My Cat?
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just wanna share my cat (domestic/no papers). she was given to me by a friend. her name is vampy, because they saw her licking the blood of her sibling who died from a fight( that's mainly the reason why my friend gave her to me) gory fight, head torn off. because she got too many (12) cats in her house and things like that happen without her knowing. All i know is her mother is a persian black smoke, and her father is unknown..she has 6 kids now..and i'm planning to give them away because i cant handle that much...
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That is a cool looking cat
Wampy is herself a smoke-coloured, I think..she has 6 kids now..and i'm planning to give them away because i cant handle that much...
If you arent a breeder, please do spay her, so you wont need to have more unwanted kittens.
And please take some payment for them. Or ask them to donate a sum to some praiseworthy cause in the cats name. For most people, what is for free is practically worthless, so asking donation or they do something for you, is to secure a minumum of responsible new owners.
Good luck!
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My two babies we found as feral kitts. they are siblings and are now three years old. What do you think.
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If one of Vampy's parents is a Persian, then she would of course be a Persian mix.
Your description of the situation where she came from is pretty horrifying--cats so squeezed together they are actually killing each other "without the owner knowing". I know you say she only has twelve cats, and I know there are people (here on TCS, even) who have twelve happy, healthy cats in a clean house--but "too many cats" can be any number, if that's more than they can care for. There's a serious problem here and you may be able to prevent further tragedy. Do you have an animal welfare association in your area? If the cats are crowded, unaltered, and having kittens, this could be the beginnings of a hoarding situation. It has already resulted in the death of one cat. You could call them for advice. Some of the cats could be re-homed and the existing ones could be altered, so that the cats could have enough space to have their own territories and not fight so much.
I think her coloring is really very interesting. It looks almost as though she ought to be a tortoiseshell, except that the patches that would be red are white instead.
ETA: I knew I'd seen something like this before!
Messybeast on kitties with weird genes
This page has a lot of different examples of genetic oddities in cats. Scroll down to the paragraph about the cat named "Pandora". There are some photos that really remind me of Vampy's coloring. The author there theorizes that it is a tortie cat with a mutation that keeps it from producing the pigment that makes red fur.
Your description of the situation where she came from is pretty horrifying--cats so squeezed together they are actually killing each other "without the owner knowing". I know you say she only has twelve cats, and I know there are people (here on TCS, even) who have twelve happy, healthy cats in a clean house--but "too many cats" can be any number, if that's more than they can care for. There's a serious problem here and you may be able to prevent further tragedy. Do you have an animal welfare association in your area? If the cats are crowded, unaltered, and having kittens, this could be the beginnings of a hoarding situation. It has already resulted in the death of one cat. You could call them for advice. Some of the cats could be re-homed and the existing ones could be altered, so that the cats could have enough space to have their own territories and not fight so much.
I think her coloring is really very interesting. It looks almost as though she ought to be a tortoiseshell, except that the patches that would be red are white instead.
ETA: I knew I'd seen something like this before!
Messybeast on kitties with weird genes
This page has a lot of different examples of genetic oddities in cats. Scroll down to the paragraph about the cat named "Pandora". There are some photos that really remind me of Vampy's coloring. The author there theorizes that it is a tortie cat with a mutation that keeps it from producing the pigment that makes red fur.
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So I found this little girl under our gazebo at our house, she got in And trapped herself so I saved her. Same time last year so I would guess that she is a little over a year old. But she is smaller then my moms cat. And he is you her then her..... I was wondering if anyone new what kind of breed these cats are considered and if there could be a problem with her growth ?:/ she is healthy and normal but just small ?
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The white cat is younger and I just want to know the breed of the multi color cat
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I've always wanted a cat and when my husband and I went to Malaysia he suprised me by buying me a kitten. He bought this kitten from a friend who had a cat of some kind of breed that my husband happened to admire. Over there many people call all kinds of cats Persian cats even low they do not look Persian. My first thought when I saw her is that she may be a Turkish Angora because of her pointed ears and her tail. I am not entirely sure though and I would like some help to see what kind of breed she is. She is very sweet and always wants to be with you. Plus she meows A LOT. It may be hard to tell what kind of breed she is right now because she is a kitten.
Big ears for a small baby
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This on is Rookie, she is 9 years old right now. I've never been able to tell what she is. She was a rescued kitten off the streets, I think she might have some toyger but I'm not completely sure.
And this is Rascal, he is now 8 years old, only one of his litter that stood out to me and definitely lives up to his name. Had him since he was 3 weeks old, his moms owners don't even know what breed she is but I've always been curious.
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I can't see any particular breed in them, so you can just put "domestic shorthair" down on the vet paperwork. The kitty on the left is solid blue, and the one on the right is blue-and-white. They look like they're about ready to settle down for a nap in that patch of sun.View media item 158474My two babies we found as feral kitts. they are siblings and are now three years old. What do you think.:heart3:
If she is healthy and normal, there's no need to worry. Females are always smaller than males, and particularly small, healthy cats can weigh as little as six pounds as adults. She doesn't look skinny, but the rule of thumb to tell if a cat is underweight is to pet her--you should be able to feel her ribs, but they shouldn't be obvious. If she's very fluffy, you'll have to run your fingers through her fur to tell. But as I said, she looks healthy to me. Some kitties are just petite. My Christy weighs seven and a half pounds, and she is not underweight; Tiny weighs eleven pounds, and he's not overweight. Just like a healthy human can weigh ninety pounds or three hundred, a healthy cat can weigh anywhere from six to (in the extremes, like the Maine Coon males) twenty pounds.
So I found this little girl under our gazebo at our house, she got in And trapped herself so I saved her. Same time last year so I would guess that she is a little over a year old. But she is smaller then my moms cat. And he is you her then her..... I was wondering if anyone new what kind of breed these cats are considered and if there could be a problem with her growth ?:/ she is healthy and normal but just small ?
The multi-colored cat is a tortoiseshell-and-white. In the US, she might also be called a calico cat. Domestic shorthair.
This kitty is a black-and-white bicolor domestic shorthair. The pattern there, with just the patches on the head (and possibly a black tail as well) is called the Van pattern, after the Turkish Van, a cat breed where that pattern is typical.
I can't tell, either. She's quite young, still--and wow, look at those big ears! She does have quite the fluffy tail; she may grow up to be a long-haired kitty.I've always wanted a cat and when my husband and I went to Malaysia he suprised me by buying me a kitten. He bought this kitten from a friend who had a cat of some kind of breed that my husband happened to admire. Over there many people call all kinds of cats Persian cats even low they do not look Persian. My first thought when I saw her is that she may be a Turkish Angora because of her pointed ears and her tail. I am not entirely sure though and I would like some help to see what kind of breed she is. She is very sweet and always wants to be with you. Plus she meows A LOT. It may be hard to tell what kind of breed she is right now because she is a kitten.
Rookie is a brown tabby, and Rascal is a brown tabby and white. The resemblance that you see to Toygers probably isn't a coincidence, but it's likely that it's the other way around: Toygers were bred from brown tabbies like your cats. So, rather than being part Toyger, your cats probably come from the general population of random-bred cats from which the people who are creating the Toyger breed chose individuals with particularly nice stripes. Brown tabbies are very common, and no surprise there--the brown tabby pattern is the pattern of the original wildcat from which our domesticated cats descend.
This on is Rookie, she is 9 years old right now. I've never been able to tell what she is. She was a rescued kitten off the streets, I think she might have some toyger but I'm not completely sure.
And this is Rascal, he is now 8 years old, only one of his litter that stood out to me and definitely lives up to his name. Had him since he was 3 weeks old, his moms owners don't even know what breed she is but I've always been curious.
anyone know what breed my cat could be ?
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Cameron. The looks are of a siamese old type, or Thai which is their modern equivalent.
But with pointed cats is an interesting catch, which makes we really cant know what breed nor ancestry, even if the looks seems to be verry revealing.
That is, the gene responsible for the point, is fairly strong when doubled. And gives almost all outer appearance of the cat.
the point gene, is recessive. Being single you dont see it. It may be any cat. A moggie or for example, a Russian blue. Later on say two such recessive bearing cats do meet, and one kitten in the litter gets the point gene doubled. Voilá: we get our pointed kitten, often look alike of a siamese old type.
Ma, Dad, the other kittens in the litter are Russian blue (or whatever), but our kitten is a old siamese look alike...
Hope it helped you.
(I cant the exact colors of Points, so I wont describe the exact name of his colors).
Good luck!
But with pointed cats is an interesting catch, which makes we really cant know what breed nor ancestry, even if the looks seems to be verry revealing.
That is, the gene responsible for the point, is fairly strong when doubled. And gives almost all outer appearance of the cat.
the point gene, is recessive. Being single you dont see it. It may be any cat. A moggie or for example, a Russian blue. Later on say two such recessive bearing cats do meet, and one kitten in the litter gets the point gene doubled. Voilá: we get our pointed kitten, often look alike of a siamese old type.
Ma, Dad, the other kittens in the litter are Russian blue (or whatever), but our kitten is a old siamese look alike...
Hope it helped you.
(I cant the exact colors of Points, so I wont describe the exact name of his colors).
Good luck!
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This is my cat, adopted from a shelter and thought to have been dumped before she was found
I know she's probably just a moggy, although I'm not sure if she counts as long hair or short hair, and I'm not sure what her coat can be described as. Brown tortoiseshell tabby, maybe? But then she also has these spots on her belly
Here's a better photo of her body
What do you think?
I know she's probably just a moggy, although I'm not sure if she counts as long hair or short hair, and I'm not sure what her coat can be described as. Brown tortoiseshell tabby, maybe? But then she also has these spots on her belly
Here's a better photo of her body
What do you think?
I think he is a tabby after all, no tortoise. The reddish is a warm brown, not really red.
Stripes are called mackerel. And he has some spots on the belly, Pretty and nice, but not unique.
Good luck!
Stripes are called mackerel. And he has some spots on the belly, Pretty and nice, but not unique.
Good luck!
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